Brighton Council (Tasmania)

Brighton Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state, north of Hobart.

The Brighton local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 18,995,[2] it is based in the town of Brighton but also covers the far northern Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Honeywood and Old Beach.

The municipality was established on 1 January 1863.

Its boundaries were substantially altered during a later reorganisation and a portion of the municipality became part of the Southern Midlands.

[1] Brighton is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.